YOUR TASKS:

• Advise People Business Partners, managers and specialist departments on all individual and collective employment law matters
• Shape and support cooperation with works councils and other employee representative bodies, as well as negotiations on works agreements, group works agreements and company-wide works agreements
• Support collective bargaining negotiations, conciliation and arbitration proceedings, as well as other matters subject to co-determination
• Support and manage complex HR measures, restructuring projects, operational changes, transfers of business and M&A projects
• Handle employment law proceedings, represent the company in court and manage external law firms
• Ensure employment law compliance and continuously develop governance structures, policies and documentation standards
• Identify and assess employment law risks, conduct risk assessments and develop appropriate measures for sustainable risk management
• Support international employment law matters and contribute to strategic HR and organizational initiatives

YOUR PROFILE:

• Successfully completed degree in Law, ideally with a focus on employment law
• Several years of professional experience in employment law, for example in a company, association or law firm
• Sound knowledge of individual and collective employment law as well as works constitution law
• Experience working with employee representative bodies and handling challenging negotiation situations
• Very good written and spoken English skills
• Strong communication and advisory skills, as well as negotiation skills and assertiveness
• Confident appearance, a high degree of initiative and an enthusiasm for complex legal and organizational issues
• Structured, solution-oriented and responsible approach to work